A little bar of Yorkshire: Friendly Soaps from the Calder Valley

There’s something rather special about a bar of soap made close to home. It’s simple, practical and something we use every day — but when it’s made with care, good ingredients and a little Yorkshire spirit, even an everyday essential can feel that bit more special.

Friendly Soaps are widely sold at markets and in health shops. Or buy in packs of 12, to save on postage. You can even buy bags of ‘soap scraps’.

This company also offers specialty soaps like minty foot soaps, chef soap (to remove garlic smells) and even an exfoliating soap for mucky mechanics!

Choose unscented soaps for pregnancy/nursing and children. Avoid shea butter for latex allergies. Never use human soaps on pets due to different PH (read more on giving dogs baths).

Store on a soap saver pad, to stop soggy soap!

As well as unscented, there are scents to suit everyone including:

• Rose geranium
• Ylang ylang
• Lavender

Plus there is an exfoliating peppermint and poppy seed soap

And a charcoal soap for congested skin

Along with pure olive oil cleansing bars, Friendly Soap offers palm-oil free cleansing bars, to replace bottles of skin cleanser.

Soap-on-a-roap (designed for the shower)

These soaps-on-ropes have an integrated rope, so gravity drains the water away. No soap dish needed.

Mini guest soaps (for public bathrooms and hotels)

These mini soaps are bought in bulk, ideal if you need to provide mini soaps for lots of guests. Note these are all scented.

Friendly to your daily routine

A good bar of soap can make a surprisingly big difference to your everyday routine. Whether it’s waiting by the bathroom sink, sitting in the shower or packed into your wash bag for a weekend away, a beautifully made soap bar is both useful and enjoyable.

And because they’re bars, they’re wonderfully straightforward. No bottles, no pumps and no complicated routines — just lather, wash and rinse.

A little piece of Yorkshire

Whether you’re treating yourself, refreshing your bathroom or looking for a thoughtful gift, these friendly bar soaps bring a little piece of the Calder Valley into everyday life.

They’re small, useful and made to be enjoyed — a reminder that sometimes the simplest things can be the nicest.